Don McGahn

Donald F. "Don" McGahn II (1968-) was the Federal Election Commissioner from July 2008 to September 2013 under President George H.W. Bush, and he was appointed White House Counsel by President-elect Donald Trump on 25 November 2016.

Biography
Don McGahn was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1968, and he received a bachelor of arts degree in history and computer applications from the University of Notre Dame in 1991. He became a lawyer, and McGahn was employed in finance law at Patton Boggs, a law firm based in Washington DC. From 1999 to 2008, he served as chief counsel for the National Republican Congressional Committee as a member of the conservative US Republican Party, and he served as Federal Election Commissioner from July 2008 to September 2013. McGahn would serve as Donald Trump's campaign counsel during the 2016 presidential election, and he was named White House Counsel for Trump on 25 November 2016, taking office on 20 January 2017.